The 5 personality traits that impact on our lives What is personality? How much of an impact does it have on our lives? Dr Jason Rentfrow will present results from the BBC Big Personality Test, which is based on the ‘Big Five’ personality traits, and reveals associations between personality and important life domains. Further Information Dr Jason Rentfrow is a Lecturer in Social and Developmental Psychology at the University of Cambridge with research interests in psychological characteristics and person-environment interactions. Jason has been working in collaboration with the BBC as part of its ‘Lab UK’ series of online experiments. https://www.bbc.co.uk/labuk/experiments/personality/ This event took place on the 11th November 2010 at Science Oxford Live. More details on events can be found at www.scienceoxfordlive.com